Razor



April 1940. J. M. LAWRENCE 2,195,674

RAZOR Filed June 26, 1937 INVENTOR.

dunes Lawrence ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 2, 1940 TENT I DEF NE RAZOR James M. Lawrence,.Alhambra,'Calif., assignor to Arthur M. Ross, Los Angeles, Calif.-

Application June 26, 1937, Serial No. 150,459

1 Claim.

My invention relates to razors. An important I object of the invention is to provide a razor that may be stamped from a single piece of metal.

Another object is to provide a simple, inexpensive razor that may be sold in automatic dispensing machines in public rest rooms, and the like. Still further objects are to permanently mount a blade in the razor and to provide means for flexibly holding the blade in a shaving position. The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novel combinations and arrangements of parts, which will more fully appear in the course of the following description.

In the drawing, like reference characters designate similar parts in-the several views. I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an embodiment of my invention. v Figure 2 is a bottom view, looking in the direction of the arrow A of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the razor and blade dis-assembled.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the reference numeral 5 designates a hollow handle that is stamped into the tapered shape shown in Figures 1 and 2. A shank 6 connects the handle 5 with a head I.

The head 1 comprises front and back members and I2, but otherwise spaced apart, to provide a space I3 for receiving a blade I.

The connecting members l B and I2 provide shoulders upon which shoulders 16 of the blade rest. A lug l1 isbent down from the back mem ber 9 over the top of the blade M, to maintain the blade in position.

A lug l8 on the front member 8 engages the other side of the blade. The lug i8 is tapered away from the blade, as shown at I9 whereby only the tip of the lug I8 engages the blade and then at some distance back from the cutting edge 20 of the blade. This arrangement permits free resilience of the cutting edge of the blade, from end from the front member 8, to provide for a space for the escape of lather, water and severed hair.

8 and 9 connected at their ends, as shown at ill. 1

to end. Moreover, the lug IB holds the blade The member 8, has a rounded edge 2i for en- ;gagement with the face of the user.

In the use of the present razor, the cutting edge 26 is disposed to out the user's beard, while the lather,water and'severed hair escape through the space l3 between the blade and the front 'member 8.

The slope of the face of the member 9, opposite the member 8, is such thatwhen the lug ll is bent over the top of the blade M, to hold same against such face, the blade (being resilient steel) is materially under tension, by reason of the position of the tip of the lug l8.

It is believed clear that the present razor may be stamped from a single piece of metal. The blade is then inserted, as explained, and; the lug is bent down over the top of the blade l4.

It will be noticed from Figure 3 that the tip of the lug l8 does nottouch the bladeuntil almost the longitudinal axis thereof, or, in other words, 20 -'over one-third of the blade, which is a substantialdistance back from the cutting edge, is untouched by any part of the razor. This affords considerable freedom for the resilient cutting edge of the blade, which provides better shaving.

While I have illustrated and described what]: now regard as thepreferredembodiment of my invention, the construction is, of course, subject tomodifications without departing from the to restrict myself to the particular form of con- 7 struction illustrated and described, but desire to avail myself of all modifications which may fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: A razor comprising a head and ahandle, the head having spaced members, a blade disposed in the space, a lug in the center of one of said members holding the blade under tension against said 40 member, and a lug in the center of the other head member, opposite the first-mentioned lug, maintaining the blade under said tension and holding it away from the latter member, to provide a tensioned shaving edge and a space for the escape of 4 lather.

' JAMES M. LAWRENCE- spirit of my invention. I, therefore, do not wish I 

